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poisoned candy myth

urban legend about malevolent strangers intentionally hiding poisons, drugs, or sharp objects in candy and distributing them with the intent of harming random children
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Facts

3 properties
Instance of
urban legend, common misconception[3]
Country
United States[2]
Main subject
candy, deliberate poisoning[4][5]
🏷️ Also known as
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Country 1
United States
Instance of 1
urban legend
Main subject 1
candy
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Summary

poisoned candy myth is an urban legend[1].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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